He did not want to upset the border states.
No, Abraham Lincoln's family was antislavery. His father and mother greatly opposed the spread of slavery throughout the U.S. This led to Lincoln's opinion of slavery in his political career.
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Daniel J. Pound has written: 'Abraham Lincoln' -- subject(s): Presidents, Views on slavery, Political career before 1861, Biography, Election
The political career of Abraham Lincoln could best be described as slow and steady wins the race. He was a self taught lawyer who in Illinois hones his craft for public speaking and debate as he climbed the political ladder.
Illinois - he was born there.
To Fredrick Douglas the existence of slavery in the United States was an abomination that had to end. Early in his public career he was certain that anti slavery political parties would never have the power to abolish slavery in the USA. Douglas was certain however, that slavery constricted to where it was in the USA would eventually atrophy and die.
Abraham Lincoln was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1834 to 1842 and of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849. In 1858 he campaigned for a U.S. Senate seat but lost.
- When Abraham Lincoln broke off his engagement to Mary Todd - When he chose not to have a position on slavery before he was President - When he was defense attorney and lost a few cases. - When he died. - When he was accused of wanting interracial marriages in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
He was elected into the Illinois state legislature, became a Congressman, retired to practice law, resumed politics and ran for president.
Because his parents were killed by a black racist called Martin Luther King jr.
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Franklin Pierce was president when the Kansas-Nebraska Act took place, which overturned the Missouri Compromise, which ultimately led to the formation of the Republican Party to fight against the extention of slavery into the territories, which revived the political career of Abraham Lincoln, which ultimately led him to the presidency. So, pretty much the Kansas-Nebraska Act.